State v. Ozuna

¶1 — Adrian Ozuna challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for intimidating a former witness. A person commits that crime if he “directs a threat” to a former witness because of the witness’s role in an official proceeding. RCW 9A.72.110(2). The statute defines a “threat” to mean “[t]o communicate, directly or indirectly, the intent” to harm another in various ways. Id. at (3)(a)(i); see also id. at (3)(a)(ii) (incorporating a similar definition of “threat”).

¶2 Qzuna contends the jury impermissibly convicted him based only on a letter he wrote that authorities…